It’s About the Sleeping Arrangements…

I don’t want to seem like I’m complaining; this is the best dorm on campus, and I know that. But I was assured that I wouldn’t get a freshman this semester.

Andrea T. says: “I realize there’s no shortage of cute dog and baby pics, but here is mine. Pixie (on right, sitting), with Victor (in swing, blanketed). The two are actually well acquainted and on good terms, but it looks like a surprise first meeting. Pixie, in fact, is sitting for a treat and ignoring Vic.”

That is a very cute dog and an extremely cute baby. Swaddling babies almost drove me insane when my very active granddaughter came along. She would ALWAYS work one little arm out, and that was the beginning of the end of the swaddle. We must have tried 10 different styles, all to no permanent effect.

Wow..I could have sent in this exact pic 4 years ago…I had same swing and a baby named Victor, but our dog was Hank. Who was awesome at sniffing out poopy diapers. Hang in there Pixie…in a few more months that creature will supply you with lots of spilled food!

Omigosh, no. It tewtally depends on the babe. My first loved, loved being swaddled. My second, would not lie still for it. She squirmed and kicked and squiggled until one arm was free, and then there was no holding her. That kid never stopped moving until she crashed, and then she’d sleep so hard and still, you’d hold a mirror under her nose to see of she was still breathing!

My family has the story of my little brother, who worked his arms free of a swaddle on day 1. The nurses brought him back from the nursery to my mom’s room, and he had worked both arms free, and apparently had done it so many times that the nurses just gave up. Tiny bundles o’ baby are so cute, but some are just really determines :)

I’m with you there, hyura! I often wake up completely cocooned in the mornings, even though I remember going to sleep in a normal position…then again, it’s winter up here in Canada, so maybe that’s the reason…! ;-)

Oh I am fully aware of the “pasickie” situation. I am currently a nursing student working in a Labor and Delivery unit, so I am on a baby high. But thanks for the armor! I will use it as a pudding shield.